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What time is Mary Berry’s Country House Secrets on BBC One, which stately homes does she visit and what recipes is she making?

Mary berry's Country House Secrets: Part history documentary, part cookery show, Mary first visits Highclere Castle, otherwise known to us as Downton Abbey, in Hampshire

FOR viewers missing Mary Berry on the telly this autumn, fear not - the Queen of Baking is back!

Her new series, Mary Berry's Country House Secrets, sees the former Bake Off judge visit our nation's stately homes to discover just what delicious country fare is served around the lavish dinner tables.

There is one country home, above all others, that readers of TV Magazine will be familiar with: Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire – where Downton Abbey was filmed
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Mary Berry's Country House SecretsCredit: BBC

When is Mary Berry's Country House Secrets on TV?

Episode four of Mary Berry's Country House Secrets airs tonight (Wednesday, 13 December) at 8pm on BBC One.

It goes up against MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC Two, Gino's Italian Escape and Coronation Street on ITV and The Secret Life of the Zoo on Channel 4.

If you miss it, never fear, the programme will be available on BBC iPlayer.

What is Mary Berry's new show all about and what recipes will she make?

The BBC One show sees Mary explore some of the nation's most beloved stately homes, upstairs and downstairs, and meet the present day custodians and their staff as she visits the gardens, kitchens and private rooms.

The series consists of four episodes and sees her travel to Highclere Castle, the real-life Downton Abbey as well as Scone Palace near Perth.

As the title suggests, it will see Mary discover the foods from some of the most lavish house parties in the country and creating some delicious recipes for us to try at home.

Episode one saw Mary make raspberry tartlets and a gamekeepers stew and in the second episode, Mary helps the lady of the manor prepare a traditional Scottish dinner.

Mary starts the series in the grounds of Highclere Castle, host to 1,000 acres of landscaped lawns and gardens
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Mary starts the series in the grounds of Highclere Castle, host to 1,000 acres of landscaped lawns and gardensCredit: BBC

Who is Mary Berry?

The 81-year-old food writer and TV presenter was a judge on the Great British Bake Off before the show was bought by Channel 4 and she refused to move channels.

Born in Bath in 1935, she studied catering and management at college before moving to France aged 21 to study at Le Cordon Bleu.

She has more than 75 published books to her name- the first being The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook published in 1970 - and hosted many shows for the BBC and Thames Television.

Trailer for 'Mary Berry's Country House Secrets' which explores some of the nation's most beloved stately homes
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